Car-roof.



T. N. RUSSELL.

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27, 1914. i l 1,103,085, Patented Ju1y14,1 914.

t ran srarns rnrnnr o rion- THOMS N. RUSSELL, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,ASSIGNOR T0 CHICAGO-CLEVELAND CAB BOOFING COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,A CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

CAR-ROOF.

arcanes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1914. Serial No. 821,399.

ing down in place Von the side plates of they car the corrugatedyrooting sheets without offering any obstruction to the escape of Wateror cinders that may fall upon the roof and flow or move toward thesides.

Another object of the invention is to provide in connection with suchcorrugated roofing sheets and the holding means referred to, improvedmeans forv closing the ends of the channels on the under face of thesaid sheets.

I accomplish these objects by the constructions shown in the drawingsand hereinafter specifically described. `That which I believe to be newwill be pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is al perspective view of a portion of a carprovided with my improvements; Fig. 2 is a detail, beine a perspectiveview of the bent strip em oyed in the` construction shown in Fig. 1 orclosing theends 'of the channels on the under face of the corrugatedroofing sheets; Figs. 3 and 4- are cross-sectional views taken on lines3-3 and 1 -4, respectively, of Fig. 1.

Referring to the several figures ,of the drawings, in whichcorresponding parts are indicated by like reference characters, l0indicates one of the usual side plates of a car on which and on theusual purlins (not shown) the car roof rests. The roof proper, in theconstruction iilustrated, consists of corrugated sheets extending fromside to side of the car and sloping as usu'aly from the centralridge-pole to the sides. One of such sheets is shown and is indicated by1.1.

.These corrugated roofing sheets differ from those ordinarily employedin that they are made wide enough so as to extend beyond the side of thecar and are there turned downwardly to lie 'parallel with the Side,

as clearly shown in Fig. 3, the corrugations appearing in thereof'proper being still preserved in these turned-down ed e portions. Theturned edge portion of t e sheet p shown is indicated by 12.

Thirteen indicates the side sheathing of the car, and 14 the endAsheathing thereof. The turned portion 12 of the corrugated sheet doesnot lie directly against the side sheathing 13, but against the ,outerface of a metal strip 15 which is secured by suitable fastenings 16 tothe upper part of the sheathing, as clearly shown in Fi s. 3 and 4. Thelower portion of the meta strip 15 is turned at right angles to providea horizontal flange 17, which, when lthe'roofing Patenten .nay ia, 191esheets are in place., lies directlybeneath the edge of the turnedportion 12 and serves to close the channels formed 'b the corrugationsthus etlectually preventing any sparks or cinders from entering beneaththe root through any of the channels of the corrugated sheets.

.18 indicates a Stringer, preferably in the form of a small wooden beamwhich extends longitudinally 01E the car at its edge-one at each side ofthe car, of course-and resting upon the tops or crowns of the elevationsof the corrugated sheet. These stringers are held firml in lace bylcomparatively heavy meta brac (ets 19 secured in place at intervals. Asshown each of such brackets is bent at its upper portion so as to extendover the upper surface of the stringer with it's extreme end portionbent down against the ,inner edge of the Stringer, thus partiallyembracing the Stringer. It is secured to 'the t-ringer,` preferably byscrews, as indicate by 20. The'vertical leg of the bracket extends downin one of clearly shown in Fig. 3. YBy securing the various brackets asdescribed the longituydinally-extending stringers are held tirmlyl downupon the rooting `sheets and hold suc roofing sheets firmly and properlyin place between them and the .f will not prove an obstruction to thefree passage of water and cinders from the car roofbecause, of course,the Water, cinders, &c., will wash down in the channels, and suchchannels, as is clearly shown in Fig.

'-1, are only bridged by the stringers so that .the Water, cinders, &c.,can readily pass beneath the Stringer. At the same' time, as beforepointed out, all liability of cinders or sparks entering beneath theroof is effectually prevented by reason of the closing of alllof thechannels by the Harige 17 of the strip v Alt each end of the car theadjacent sheet 11 Yis turned down as shown in Fig. 1 to lieagainst ltheend sheathing, the sheet being suit-ably slit at the corner, asindicated, to permitsuch turning down of the sheet.

y my improved construction it will be noted that whilethebrackets .aresecured by fiastening devices, such as screws, passed through the upperparts of the brackets int-o .the stringers, such fastening devices do'not penetrate the 'roofing sheets, but reliance for v olding theroofing sheets firmly down in ffplace.l along` their edges is placedwholly upon4 the firm downward pressure upon 'them of the firmly-securedlongitudinallyextending stringers. There-is almost a1- ways more or lessslight relative movement i between "the {stringers and the roof, due tothe strains ,imposed upon the car-body as a whole when in use, and Ihave found that roof are employed.

'rugatedfroofing-sheet, the corrugations of which extend transverselyAof the car, the Outer portion of such sheet being turned -down oppositethe' side wall of the. car with lthe corrugations maintained in suchturned portion, means for securing such roofing sheet in place, andaflanged. st rip secured to the side of the car and projecting beneaththe edge of the turned portion of' the sheet to closethe channelstherein.

2. In a car, the combination with a corrugated roofing-sheet, thecorrugations of which extend .transversely of the car, the outer,portion of said sheet being turned down opposite the side wall of thecar with the corrugations maintained in'such turned portion, a4 stringerresting on -the rootingsheet adjacent to theside of the car, and abrackets engaging said Stringer and extending down in one ofthe outerchannels of the said turned portion of the sheet, and means for securingthe bracket to the side ot the car. v

In a car, the combination with` a Vcorrugated roofing-sheet, thecorrugations ot which extend 'y transversely of the car, the outerportion of said sheet being turned down opposite the side Wall of thecar with the corrngations maintained in such turned portion, la Stringerresting on the roofingsbect adjacent to the side of the car, a stripattached to the side of the car and arranged below tbe edge of theturned portion of the corrugated sheet to close' the channels therein,and `a bracket engaging said stringerand extending down inone of thechannels of' the said 'turned portion of the sheet and passingthrough'an opening in said closure strip, and means for securing thebracket to the side of the car. y

. THOMAS N. RUSSELL. l Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS', WILLIAM A, FURNNER.'

